Montebello, Quebec

Montebello is a municipality located in the Papineau Regional County Municipality of Western Quebec, Canada.

At the 2001 census, there were 1,039 permanent residents. The village has a total area of 7.95 square kilometres (3.07 sq mi), and is located at the eastern edge of Quebec's Outaouais region. It is located on the border with Ontario.

Montebello
Local development centre in Montebello, in the former Canadian Pacific Railway Depot
Local development centre in Montebello, in the former Canadian Pacific Railway Depot
Coat of arms of Montebello
Location within Papineau RCM
Location within Papineau RCM
Montebello is located in Western Quebec
Montebello
Montebello
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 74°56′W / 45.650°N 74.933°W / 45.650; -74.933
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
ConstitutedAugust 29, 1885
Government
 • MayorWesley Fairchild
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
 • Total10.50 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
 • Land8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total983
 • Density114.0/km2 (295/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 0.5%
 • Dwellings
505
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
HighwaysMontebello, Quebec R-148
Montebello, Quebec R-323
Websitewww.montebello.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The village is the location of the Château Montebello resort, the largest log structure ever built. The resort was the host of the 1983 NATO Nuclear Planning Group, and the 1981 G7 Economic Summit.

Parc Omega, a large drive-through wildlife park, is just to the north in Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours.

Since 2005, it also hosts the Amnesia Rockfest, which had become Canada's largest rock festival. Past performers include System of a Down, Blink-182, Alice Cooper, The Offspring, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park, Rise Against and Dream Theater.

History

Montebello, Quebec 
Scenic barn in Montebello

Non-native settlement of the area began when the land of the Petite Nation Seigneury was purchased by Joseph Papineau in 1801. Later in 1817, Louis-Joseph Papineau inherited the property and starting in 1846, built the Manor of Montebello, which is now a National Historic Site in the national park system, operated by Parks Canada. The Family Museum, (c. 1880) which is on the national Register of Historic Places, is next to Manoir Papineau, on the grounds of the National Historic Site.

Louis-Joseph is credited with giving the name "Monte-Bello" to the location in 1854 as tribute to Louis Napoleon Lannes, Duke of Montebello (1801-1874), French diplomat and foreign minister in 1839, with whom he had become acquainted during his exile in France from 1839 to 1845.

In 1855, the village got its post office. In 1878, it separated from the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-la-Petite-Nation and formed the Village Municipality of Montebello. On August 2, 2003, its status was changed and it became the Municipality of Montebello.

On August 20–21, 2007, the President of the United States (George W. Bush), the Prime Minister of Canada (Stephen Harper), and the President of Mexico (Felipe Calderón) held a major trilateral summit meeting, in relation to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, at the Château Montebello. A diverse group numbering more than 1,200 protestors opposed the SPP meeting. The group included labour unions, environmental activists, political parties and NGOs.

Demographics

Canada census – Montebello community profile
202120162011
Population934 (-5.0% from 2016)983 (0.5% from 2011)978 (-0.9% from 2006)
Land area8.60 km2 (3.32 sq mi)8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Population density108.7/km2 (282/sq mi)114.0/km2 (295/sq mi)117.0/km2 (303/sq mi)
Median age54.4 (M: 54.8, F: 54.0)52.6 (M: 53.4, F: 51.7)51.2 (M: 51.7, F: 50.4)
Private dwellings517 (total)  459 (occupied)505 (total)  527 (total) 
Median household income$58,800$52,480$40,851
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical census populations – Montebello, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 1,069—    
1991 1,022−4.4%
1996 1,066+4.3%
2001 1,039−2.5%
2006 987−5.0%
2011 978−0.9%
2016 983+0.5%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 5.6%
  • French as first language: 89.8%
  • English and French as first language: 2.0%
  • Other as first language: 2.0%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Henri Bourassa (1890–1894)
  • Jean-Paul Descoeurs (2001–2009)
  • Pierre Bertrand (2009–2013)
  • Luc Ménard (2013-2017)
  • Wesley Fairchild (2017–present)

References

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